च तत् ज्ञश्चेति कृतज्ञः ।मेदिन्याः भूम्याः पतिः मेदिनीपतिः ।त्रीणि पदान्यस्येति त्रिपदः, 'त्रीणि पदा विचक्रमे' इति श्रुतेः ।गुणावेशेन संजातास्तिस्रो दशा अवस्था जाग्रदादयः, तासामध्यक्ष इति त्रिदशाध्यक्षः ।मत्स्यरूपी महति शृङ्गे प्रलयाम्भोधौ नावं बद्ध्वा चिक्रीड इति महाशृङ्गः ।कृतस्यान्तं संहारं करोतीति, कृतान्तं मृत्युं कृन्ततीति वा कृतान्तकृत् ॥
In plain words
Kritajna is the one who knows both the created universe and the conscious subject. Medinipati is the Lord of the earth. Tripada is the one who possesses three strides, according to the Vedic passage: 'He strode across in three steps.' Tridashadhyaksha is the supreme witness overseeing the three states of waking, dreaming, and deep sleep brought about by the play of the gunas. Mahashringa refers to the Lord who, taking the form of a fish, sported in the ocean of cosmic dissolution after securing the ship to his mighty horn. Kritantakrit is the one who brings creation to its final close, or who cuts down death itself.
Close to the Sanskrit
And that created world and the knower constitute Kritajna. Medinipati is the lord of the earth. Tripada is one who has three steps, on the authority of the Sruti: 'He strode across in three steps.' Tridashadhyaksha is the overseer of the three conditions like waking and so on, which arise through the operation of the gunas. Mahashringa is so called because in the form of a fish he sported, having tied the boat to his great horn in the ocean of dissolution. Kritantakrit is one who brings about the end of the created universe, or one who cuts down death.